This is the kool way to use wpi

[Lost Soul]

hi all im not sure if most know how to do this but, let me tell you how my unattended disk is set up.. maybe it will give some ppl new some ideals on what they want to do with there unattended disk

first off my disk is a dvd so i have lots of room to do this

ok here goes

1 i like to start off by using nlite slim down my os on things i dont like

2., then use ryanvm's packs to patch all the updates.

3. place my hacked files, like notepad2, uxtheme , boot screen, logon, custom logo branding, custom setup screen(ntoskernal) and so forth

4, slip stream wmp

5, i added xpized icons

6 then i start to add wpi to the bunch to get my installs going (maybe 80 progs)

7 use mike wilsons tweak pack, plus a few other tweaks

8, added bashrats driver packs

9, setup all scripts to reroute the start menu, i hate messy things lol

10, setup all clean up scripts

note i run everything off the dvd it self so faster install

now to the kool parts

of course i alter wpi to my liking recently ive added this icon/text style to my wpi

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49114

i plan on adding a round java clock for a replacement to my wpi clock for more design later and possible the ability to play a few songs while i wait for the instal

now heres what else i did,, since i like making sure all my programs are in one place and i dont want to instal them all at once i just want to instal the default ones that i use the most or what i need, i set my dvd/cd up so i have a custom autorun screen with a new button which allows me to put my disk back in the drive hit the instal programs button and it loads me right back into my wpi screen,, that way i can choose what i want when i need it,, pretty kool huh

heres a look at my autorun setup screen

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49378

heres where i got the ideal i read this post and altered it some to my liking.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...69entry158969

well this most all of what i did to my unattended disk, i hope it gives any one new to this some ideals on what they can do...

[dirtwarrior]

kewl very kewl esp the setup screen. BTW the tweak pack you mentioned where can it be found?

[glent]

He is refering registrytweakage.dotnet in the unnatended thread

[Lost Soul]

yea its not really a tweak pack but a way of simply click and create whats registry tweaks that you want,, you can find that here

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49320

[lionhrt]

Nicely planned Lost Soul.

[Clint]

Very nice indeed

I have been thinking in those terms myself, using that setup more than once..just throw that disc in and add some apps...unattended.

Also thinking of make use of Ghost, if there is a already familiar setup/needs one can have a couple of images as well on the DVD...like a preset gamingtweaked or a officetweaked OS.

Thinkin of a "modular" section, using a library of services and components with regs and all...copy up/remove the files apply reg and a reboot and you have added/removed components.

I still havent seen any app that can do the both in a nice gui.

Endless possibilities...

[blinkdt]

Yeah, I really like the autorun feature, very professional looking. But I'm probably never going to go the DVD route because I handle too many machines lacking a DVD read capability, so my WPI is a separate beast.

But on a similar note, why couldn't a feature something like the autorun you have be incorporated into a standalone WPI. Just stream of thought here, but why couldn't you run an instance of WPI from within WPI? Maybe just place the second instance in a subdirectory and call it from there? For example, I see that lots of folks have their reg tweaks broken out into individual entries. But I have like 30-60 tweaks, too many to list together with the programs unless you want to do a LOT of scrolling. Wouldn't it be great if you could click a button on the WPI interface to open another WPI that has them ALL listed cleanly on a single page?. Most would be checked by default, but a user could scour the list and make their own selections. When finished they would click a "done" button and be returned to the main WPI screen, where they could finish and then click "begin" to start the whole install.

Guess I'm not as familiar with WPI as I should be as well as the subtlties between RunOnce and RunOnceEx. I know that when the "begin" button is clicked the entries are generated, but.... There must be a way to generate the entries without initiating the install routine until later, like when the main WPI GUI closes. Maybe we'll do some poking around during the upcoming 4th of July holiday.

Hope this makes sense.

[Lost Soul]

@blinkdt

thats an interesting thought, id like to see that option come into play id also like to see a auto click feature meaning, a check box at the top of a section, for example if you have a programmer tools catagory and you want them all in stall,, how about a check box at the top of that catergory,, so that if its checked all progs in that category are checked also,,

ii know the program W.A.I.T hoas this option but i dont like its design..

[blinkdt]

Yeh, me too, I think I've seen that request in the past for a category header check box. I can see where that might be a beast to implement, given that the category names are created by the user, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Completely agree with you re WAIT, I prefer the ability to customize the WPI interface.

I was reacquainted with a cousin last week who is a bit of a guru, but I don't think he does JavaScript. But he might know someone who is, let me check. Haven't heard from hasi001 or kelsenellenelvian in a long time. Guess they have these things called "lives."

Edited July 2, 2005 by blinkdt

[Lost Soul]

Guess they have these things called "lives.

lol, never know,,, you know we all are coming up with some great ideals for wpi,, i hope these ideals get taken into effect for the next version of wpi

but that category check ideal would be sweet,

[blinkdt]

There must be a way to generate the entries without initiating the install routine until later, like when the main WPI GUI closes.

Quoting myself here. In the version of WPI that I use the last section of the generate.js file can be removed to accomplish this feat:

//Launch the last RunOnceEx process we just wrote keys for and exit
	WshShell.regWrite(KeyBase + "\\TITLE", getText(txtRunOnceExTitle), "REG_SZ");
	window.moveTo(10000,10000); 	 
	if (!debugOn) 
	WshShell.Run("rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess", 10, false);
	window.moveTo(0,0); 	 
	if (!debugOn) window.close();    
	programs = null;

Any checked entries are written to the registry and WPI closes. The entries do NOT run until the main WPI window is closed (the RunOnceEx process is NOT launched). I have not tested this with a working example, but it should be a simple matter of hyperlinking to a "sub" WPI with the target="_blank" attribute from within the "main" WPI.

Gonna take a stab at that category selection issue later this week. Could you live with the notion of a small green check mark (select all) and small red X (select none) at the top of each category, preferably aligned to the right side of the category header, vs. a check box?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

That would be great if someone could help with the category checkbox.

[blinkdt]

Roger that. I think everyone would enjoy that feature, I will make an honest effort at it this week. Good to have you back in the saddle, K--.

[derernesto]

Could someone plz tell me what the advantages of wpi are?

someone in the forum recommended wpi for integrating progz in my All in one dvd.

but i do not know, how to work with wpi and it shall be used.

could somebody plz gimme a short response----

im sorry for my inexperience.

derernesto

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Go the the main site (the link can be found in my sig) and explore there

Edited July 5, 2005 by kelsenellenelvian